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| the stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months. |
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| specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation |
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| the "top-to-bottom" rule that describes the tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the head to the feet |
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| the "inside-to-outside" rule that describes the tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the center to the periphery. |
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| the emergence of the ability to execute physical action |
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| the emergence of the ability to understand the world |
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| a stage of development that begins at birth and lasts through infancy in which infants acquire information about the world by sending it and moving around within it |
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| theories about our models of the way the world works |
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| the process by which infants apply their schemas in novel situations |
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| the process by which infants revise their schemas in light of new information |
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| the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible |
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